The head coach “Ruby” Rashid Rakhimov said that the Kazan club deservedly defeated Kaliningrad Baltika in the match of the 32nd round of the MELBET First League.
The match in Kaliningrad ended with the score 1:0. Marat Apshatsev scored a goal in added time for the first half. In the 50th minute, Kazan midfielder Oleg Ivanov missed a penalty.
– Which episode was the key to the match?
– There was a lot. It is worth paying tribute to the team, they had a very good concentration in all episodes. We understood there would be a lot of long passes and standards. They played pretty safe, and if caught together we had a lot of good times. I liked the fact that even without scoring at times, the team reacted very positively, kept playing and looked for chances on other people’s goals. We scored one goal, but it was enough for a well-deserved victory.
– During the match, did you doubt that the team would win?
“We were determined to win. I have already said that we did not come to celebrate Baltika’s entry into the RPL. We have our goals and we must strive to achieve them.
“Is there anything you didn’t like about Rubin’s acting?”
“I don’t think we need to talk about it now. The team won, I am very grateful to them, – Rakhimov said on .
Rubin scored 65 points and topped the Premier League table. Rashid Rakhimov’s team, two rounds from the end of the championship, secured a place not lower than second, which gives a ticket to the first division of the Russian championship. The Kazan club returned to the Premier League after one season.
Baltika ended its 30-game unbeaten streak and is second in the standings with 64 points. Sergei Ignashevich’s side on Friday won the right to play in the RPL in the 2023/24 season ahead of schedule.
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Source : MatchTV
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